This is a photographic tarot done by photographer Pino
Settanni. The Major Arcana and the Court Cards are photographs of
human models. All of the models are female, except for the model
in The Fool. The Fool is portrayed by Italian actor Mario
Scaccia. The Minor Arcana are basically pips. The human form is
represented in most cards, but the model is an artist's wooden
human form. These forms are painted in bright colors and posed in
various ways around the symbol for the suit. The photographic
work used in this deck is quite eye catching. Models wear bright
primary and secondary colors and are posed against a black
background. The Major Arcana has the traditional names, with
Justice as card VIII and Strength as card XI. The Fool is
numbered XXII. There is some nudity, but it is tastefully done
and does not detract from the look of the deck. The cards are
large: 3 5/8" X 5 3/8" and consist of a central scene
which is bordered in gray. There is another border outside of the
gray which is gold metallic. Finally there is a narrow purple
border. In the Majors, the card number on the top and the card
name in English and Germans is on the bottom. The Minors have the
suit name in English and German on wither side of the card number
at the top. A short, one or two word interpretation is provided
at the bottom of each card, again in English and German. The
Minor Arcana are color coded with Swords in blue, Coins in gold,
Cups in red and Wands in green. The court consists of King,
Queen, Knight and page.

The deck is sold as a deck\book set. The book is written in
English and German. The book starts with some background
information on the deck. A discussion of each Major Arcana card
follows, accompanied by a small black and white photo of the
central scene. The descriptions are fairly traditional and not
much predictive or divinatory information is provided. The next
section discusses the suits. Again there is nothing new here,
though I was rather dismayed by the description of swords
representing "trouble on all fronts." The entire write
up of this suit was negative with statements like "The suit
of swords heralds many difficulties. On(e) must hope that, when
the cards are laid, better cards will compensate for these
aggressive energies which are often translated into great
obstacles." The next section provides short interpretations
for the court cards. This is followed by a section titled
"Practical Meaning of the 78 Cards" which is a summary
of all of the one and two word interpretations provided on each
card. These interpretation are traditional in some case, but not
all. The author alludes to a numerologic approach to
interpretation, but does not elaborate. Two spreads are provided,
a four card spread utilizing only the Major Arcana and a 7 card
spread which uses the whole deck. Finally a short biography of
the artist (Setanni) and the book writer (Jean Louis Victor) is
provided. It is not clear in the book just how much Mr. Victor
contributed to the development of the deck itself.

This deck is quite attractive and is well packaged in a slip
sleeve case which holds the deck in a well, which is then covered
by the book. The deck is traditional enough to be read by anyone
who can read tarot, though the lack of scenes on the Minors may
put off those who rely upon them. I definitely recommend this
deck for collectors and for those who like art decks. I got mine
as a gift and I would recommend it for this purpose as well.